Coffee or tea urn.



A. P. MONEUSE.

COFFEE 0R TEA URN.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR.18, 1911.

1 %9 392 I r Patented June 11,1912.

2 SHEBTS-SHEET 1.

A. F. MONEUSE.

COFFEE OR TEA URN.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 18, 1911.

LOQ9,39Q, Patented June 11, 1912 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

' To all whom it may concern:

' tions,

ALPHON SE Fl MONEUSE,

OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK.

COFFEE OR TEA URN.

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I 'Be it known that L'IXLPHONSE F, Mo-

NnUsE, "a citizen of the ing at New Rochelle, chester and State of New York; have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coffee or Tea Urns, of which the following is a specification.

f This invention relates to improvements in coffee or tea urns.

tion, is struction shown and described in my pending application filed June 21, 1910,

dered tendant, to accomplish the various operaincidentgto the use of an apparatus of this character.

is concerned, in contradistinction to the means described and shown in the application above referred to, wherein the means for causing the water to be withdrawn from the boiler is in communication with the boiler and receives the steam therefrom to inducethe requiredsuction force. 7

Another important feature of 'the present invention isthe novel means. for causmg the contents of "the" beverage-receptacle to be circulated through the percolator at wil'l, said means being separate ar d independent of'the means by which the water is caused to be withdrawn from the beiler, and having no connection with the boiler, as is the casein the application heretofore referred to. In thedrawings', Figure 1 is a front view of the urn; Fig. 2 is acentralsection; Fig. 3 is an elevation showingafmodified form of urn.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1' designates the urn body,'supported upon Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 18, 1911. Serial No. 615,377.

United States, residin the county of West- -9. Supported on Serial Number 568,196,

whereby the eflicien'cy of the whole apparatus is increasedand renvery easy of manipulation by the at- 1 The principal feature of the present invention, however, resldes in certain new. and -1mproved means for causattacheda pipe 18, which extends into the and provided with which, when turned,

5. This receptacle Patented June 11, 1912.

the receptacle is supported centrally'in the body. Preferablythe body of the coffee or ea receptacle is made with two shells, an inner shell 7 and an outer one 8, between which is placed suitable packing material the ledge 4 is a percolator 10, for the reception of the coffee, tea or other material from which the beverage is to be made.- Preferably the bottom of the I percolator is covered with a strainer cloth. Among the first advantages of the invento improve in details, upon the conor other suitable material 11, held in place by a ring 12, provided with a central bail 13 by which the ring may be conveniently lifted out, to renew or clean the strainer cloth,- as the exigencies of the case may require.

The numeral 14 designates a dish-shape Strainer cover, provided at its upper edge with a short flange 15, which normally rests upon the upper edge of the receptacle 10.

Suitably supported on the outside of the urn body, is aservice pipe 16, provided at its upper end with an elbow 17, to which is urn for a considerable distance over the strainer cover and is provided at its forward end with a sprinkler nozzle 16 is provided at its lower end with a faucet 20, and'let into the body of the urnat a suitable distance above the bottom thereof and above this faucet, is a series of similar faucetsf2 l, arranged at predetermined intervals. Each faucet is provided with a valve which may be independently manipulated to deliver boiling water from the" boiler compartment 22 of the urn, through the service pipe 16, to the to of the urn, where it is dellvered upon tlie strainer cover, through which it reaches, the coffee or tea, and passes through the same tothe beverage rece tacle; I p T e numeral 23 designates an overflow pipe which-extends into ment of the urn, to'a point some distance above the uppermostfaucet 21, for a pm.-

19.. The pipe the boiler coinpar'tpose which will presently become apparent.

Adjacent to the'lower-end of the overflow pipe and also let into the bottom of the urn, i's'a short inlet pipe 24, and the outer ends of ,both of the pipes 23 and '24 are controlled by 'a doub e acting faucet 25, closes or opens the inlet pipe 24 and overflow dpipe 23, simultaneously, as may be desire V The numeral 26 desi nates a pipe which is let in through the side of the urn into the beverage receptacle. This pipe, on the I of this connection may be attached a pipe to outside of the urn is prov ded with an elbow 27, to which is attached a glass tube or pipe 28, carrying a plate 28, which is provided with suitable graduations, by which the height of the beverage in the receptacle may be ascertained from the outside of the urn. At its upper end this pipe runs into an elbow 29, to the'inner end of which is connected a pipe 30, similar to the pipe 18'. The pipe 30 is provided with a removable nozzle 31, through which the beverage, from the beveragereceptacle, is delivered through the pipe .26 and pipes connected therewith, to a point above the strainer cover, thereby providing means for circulating the beverage through the coffee or tea in the percolator, above said receptacle, to increase the strength of the beverage, thus doing away with the necessity of drawing oifthe beverage and then manually repouring it over the coffee or beverage stock.-

The means for circulating the beverage consists of a steam pipe 32 connected by a short valve connection 34, with a steam heat- -ing coil 35, located in the bottom or boiler space of the urn. This coil exhausts steam through a valve connection 36, extending to any suitable point.- At the upper end of the pipe 32 is a valve controlled injector aspirator 37, the valve of which may be manipulated to permit steam to be forced through the pipe 30, creating a circulation of the -beverage from the beverage receptacle. through the pipes 26 and 28 to the top of delivered upon the strainer cover from whence itpasses through the beverage stock into the receptacle, keeping up the circulation as long as'the valve of the injector nozzle is kept open. The pipe 32 is continued beneath the urn and carried to the top thereof, and is provided with an injector 38, which is controlled by a valve 39. When the valve 39 is opened, water from the boiler compartment of the urn will be drawn out of the urn through any one of the faucets, that is opened, thusdeliver- .ing the boiling water through the pipes 16 and 18, upon the cofiee or other beveragestock in the percolator. a Arranged inside of the urn is a partition 40. This partition is designed to shield the inner ends of the feeding faucets from the fluctuating levelof the boiling-in the boiler compartment and; the space between partition and the wall of the urn is open at the top and bottom to permit the water to pass freely tothe faucets. The partition may extend entirely across the urn body,

close to one side thereof, or may simply be .in the form of-a section, and .deve oping ard, U-shape in crossthe ends of tlfe faucets.

Near the top of the um I provide preferably a T-connection 41. To the upper end the convey the steam vapor to any convenient place and prevent its escape in the room, or,

if preferred, to the lower end of the connection, a pipe may be attached, leading the vapor from the boiler space of the urn to a sink or other convenient or suitable exit.

The numeral 42 designates the usual draW-ofi faucet which, in the present construction runs in the beverage receptacle about right angles to the circulating pipe 26.

Steam for heating the coil 35 and for supplying the supply pipe 16, and steam pipe 32, may be supplied from any suitable source ofsteam supply and for this purpose, Ihaveshowna short steam connection 43 let into a T-connection at the juncture of the vertical and horizontal sections of the p1pe32.

Referring to the modification shown in Fig. 3, the service pipe 16 and beverage circulating pipe 26 arearranged on the same side of the urn, and in this form, steam by which the circulation is caused, is fed through a single pipe 44, connected by valve controlled branches 45, eachprovided with an injector like 37. These extend into ,a curved connecting pipe 46 to which in turn is attached straight. pipe 47 which extends into the urn and is provided with a nozzle, a suitable distance above the percolator.

In operation, the faucet 25 is opened, letting in the required amount of water in the boiler compartment ofthe urn. When the operator observes the water coming from the overflow, the faucet 25 is closed. This operation has placed in the boilercompartment, water, the level of which will be considerably above the top faucet 21, a gallon, two gallons or any predetermined quantity, according to the capacity of the urn.- Assumingnow that it is desired to'draw as this water from' the water compartment after it has reached boiling point, or to a condition for making the beverage, the valve of the top faucet is opened. At this time the valve 37 of the steam pipe 32 is opened,

thus causing a suction that will draw the.

water from'the boiler compartment down ,to and a little below the mouth of the top faucet 21. If an additional amount of beverage is required, the second faucet in the series from the top will be opened and the valve. 39 will be again opened, causing the v water between the mouth of the first and second faucets to be delivered through the service pipe 16 to a point above the percolator and so on down through the series of faucets. After the beverage has been made, and it is desired to strengthen the same, the valve at: the top of the steam {pipe 32 is tpened, so that steam will be; forced in through the'nozzle 37 ,causing the suction through the pipes 26 and 28, thus delivering the beverage above the percolator .and cans-- ing it to pass over the beverage stock there;

in, into the beverage receptacle. These operations will continue as long as may be desired or until the desired strength of the beverage is obtained.

In the forms shown in Fig. 3, when it is desired tocirculate the beverage from the beverage receptacle through the beverage stock, the valve at the top of the pipe 28 is opened and the steam, passing through the pipe 44, from the branch 45, will cause a suction which causes the-circulation. On the other hand, when it is desired to feed the water throughthe service pipe 16 it is obviously only necessary to close the valveon-the opposite side and open the valve at the end of the service pipe, when the water will pass into the urn through the same pipe that the beverage has passed through, thus, in this instance, delivering boiling water for mak ing the beverage in the first instance.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new is l. A coffee-urn, having in combination, a beverage receptacle, a percolater, a boiler, a service or feed-pipe in communication with the upper part of the urn and provided with a number of valved faucets in communication with the boiler, said faucets being arranged at predetermined intervals, a steampipe receiving a supply of steam from a source independent of the boiler and means whereby suction may be created in the service-pipe. to withdraw a prescribed quantity of water from the boiler and supply'it to the percolator.

2. A cofi'ee urn, having in combination, a beverage receptacle, a percolator, a boiler, a service-pipe'in upper part of the urn and provided with a number offaucets mined points and in communication with the boiler, a steam-pipe in communication jso with the service-pipe and receiving a supply of steam from a source independent of the boiler, :and an injector aspirator situated in the steam pipe for creatingrsuction within the servlce-pipe whereby water may be withdrawn from the boiler'and delivered to the percolator in prescribed quantities. 3. A coflee-urn, having in cgmbination, a beverage receptacle, a percolator, a boiler, a

service-pipe in communication with the upper' part of the urn and provided with a number of suitabl spaced faucets in communication with tile boiler, a steam-pipe in communication with the service-pipe and receiving a supply of steam from a source in i depen nt of the boiler, an injector-aspirator controlling the communication, whereby suction may be created in the service-pipe to withdraw water from the boiler and liver it in prescribed quantities to the perco suction may be created in communication with the arranged at predeter In testimony give additional strength to the per part of the urn and provided with a number of suitably spaced faucets in communication with the boiler, a st-eam-pipein communication with the service-pipe and receiving a supply of steam from a source independent of the boiler, an injector-aspirator controlling the communication whereby the service-pipe to withdraw water from the boiler and deliver it in prescribed quantities to the percolator,

a circulating-pipe in communication with the beverage-receptacle and the upper part of the urn, said circulating-pipe being in communication with the steam-pipe, and an injector-aspirator for creating suction in the circulating-pipe, whereby the beverage may be withdrawn from the receptacle and discharged into the percolat-or and again passed into the receptacle.

5; A cofi'ee-urn,' having in combination, a beverage receptacle,.a percolator, a boiler, a service or feed-pipe in communication, with the upper part of the urn and provided with a number of valved faucets in communication with the boiler, said faucets being arranged at predetermined intervals, :1 partition shielding the inner ends of the faucets from the fluctuating level of the boiling waterjn the boiler, a steam-pipe, and means whereby suction maybe created in the serv ice-pipe' to withdraw a prescribed quantity of water from the boiler and supply it to the percolator.

6. A c'oflee urn, having in combination, a beverage receptacle, a percolator, a boiler, a service-pipe in communication with the upper part of the urn and provided with a number of faucets arranged at predetermined points and in communication with the boiler,

a'partitio n shielding the inner ends of the faucets from the fluctuating level of the boiling water in the boiler, a steam-pipe in communication with the service-pipe, and

within the service-pipe, whereby water may be withdrawn from the boiler and delivered to the pereolator in prescribed quantities.-

J whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALPHoNs F. MONEUSE.

Witnesses:

DANIEL SNovER, PETER A. HEALY.

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